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My spoiled teenage son only likes "homemade chicken" . That means raised and butchered here on our place usually hatched here as well.

My method is to let him rest in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. then I throw them in the crock pot with some water and seasoning and cook away. I separate the meat for casseroles or enchiladas then boil the heck out out of them bones with a few veggies for awhile. Strain and use for soups, beans...

I slaughter my extra Roos when the crowin gets on my last nerve. I don't know how many weeks that is but they are still pretty tender.

Just throwing out a question. What happens if you raise some CX right with your other chickens instead of separate with there own special feed regime?

Simple sign that I am overfeeding. Threw the raptors a bunch of kinda yucky peppers and a few squash I gleaned from a neighbors spent garden. They aren't excited about it. Whoops. Need to cut back on the FF!

I'll start this by saying I always have herding breeds. I have a few old hens that won't tolerate bad behavior from a dog. My Cooper went in the coop the first time and got flogged but good by a grumpy old hen when he was about 8 mths old. He sat outside the open run and whined for a bit and...

So, I am not the only one. I always cut myself when processing!! I have always believed the sharper the knives the safer. I would hate to find out what I would do to myself with a dull knife!

We eat our extra marans roosters. I don't have a scale so I don't know how much they weigh processed. I "freezer camp" them when they are crowing and being a nusance combined with I have the time to do it. They taste sooo good. My son can tell at first bite if I am feeding him grocery store...

A friend came over and wanted to see my chickens yesterday evening. She doesn't have chickens but loves them. She gasped at my crew and said they look like they have been sprayed with high gloss!!! I am proud of my flock and how they look but fermented feed has really stepped them up. They are...

well, they don't really seem to care one way or another BUT you gotta few things to consider. Mine are higher so I can reach in easily and see in easily but I have to move broody hens on eggs because its to high for new chicks to get safely to the ground even with a ramp.

I am a little nutty and get crazy ideas. this morning for whatever reason, I decided to taste the fermented grain. WHOOWHEE. It made my eyes bug out and my toes curl and was absolutely terrible!!!!! My birds are crazy for the stuff but I can't recommend it for people! LOL

I don't have a big plan or helpful info just wanted to say the eggs you sent me were in pretty good shape and getting the Easter eggs was fun and protected the eggs well.

When threads get this long they tend to digress and morph. This has become a FF thread for all your birds. My birds love it and I have it down so I can do it without much difficulty. My legs were mangled in a wreck and have difficulties walking and carrying but I can still manage this.

Fed ff for the first time this morning. They went to it and dove in like they have been eating it always! I was afraid I put out too much but it was pretty much gone in a few hours. It sure doesn't take very long to cook up a batch in this Texas heat!